Increasing coordination among all levels of tribal government, law enforcement, the tribal criminal justice system, and tribal support services.

Integrating federal, state, tribal, and local services and culturally appropriate treatment for offenders and their families.

LegislationThe Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Demonstration Program was created by the FY 2001 Consolidated Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-553).

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EligibilityApplicants are limited to federally recognized tribal governments, including Alaska Native villages and corporations and authorized intertribal consortia (see 25 U.S.C. § 450b[e]). Intertribal consortia must have and retain written authorization from each member tribe—prior to this solicitation's submission deadline—and certify the same in the application.

Funds awarded through this program to the following tribes may not be used for courts or law enforcement officers for a tribe or village, pursuant to Public Law 108-199 § 112(a)(1): (1) tribes in which fewer than 25 Native members live in the village year round; and (2) tribes that are located within the boundaries of the Fairbanks North Star Borough, the Matanuska Susitna Borough, the Municipality of Anchorage, the Kenai Peninsula Borough, the City and Borough of Juneau, the Sitka Borough, or the Ketchikan Borough.

Indian Alcohol & Substance Abuse Program Fact Sheet, (NCJ 217993), Bureau of Justice Assistance, 2007. The Indian Alcohol & Substance Abuse Program supports American Indian and Alaska Native communities in planning and implementing systemwide strategies to reduce and control crime associated with the distribution and abuse of alcohol and controlled substances.
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On September 22, DOJ announced the awarding of 169 grants to American Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, tribal consortia, and tribal designees. The grants will provide more than $87 million to enhance law enforcement practices and sustain crime prevention and intervention efforts in nine purpose areas including public safety and community policing; justice systems planning; alcohol and substance abuse; corrections and correctional alternatives; violence against women; juvenile justice; and tribal youth programs.